A Look Back at Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik's Ultra-Private Relationship

01of 10First SpottedNational Photo GroupZooey Deschanel and producer Jacob Pechenik — who met on the set of their projectRock the Kasbah— made their debut as a couple in Venice Beach, California, on Aug. 10, 2014, just about five months before PEOPLEconfirmed their engagement. 01of 10 First Spotted National Photo Group Zooey Deschanel and producer Jacob Pechenik — who met on the set of their projectRock the Kasbah— made their debut as a couple in Venice Beach, California, on Aug....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 851 words · Keith George

A New Dad Was Shot and Killed After Standing Up for Black Friend Being Called the N-Word

Chad Merrill and Jerrell Douglas were sitting together inside the Red Rose Restaurant and Lounge in York, Pennsylvania, early Saturday when a third man entered and allegedly began directing racial slurs at Douglas, who is black, police say. According to a probable cause affidavit, the third man, James Saylor, was quickly thrown out for his behavior, which allegedly included using the n-word — but not before Merrill, who is white, urged his friend Douglas not respond to the abuse, according to theYork Daily Record....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Amanda Harmon

A Possible Miscarriage and Adoption? Breaking Down 'Grey's Anatomy' 's Explosive Mid-Season Finale

The doctors of Grey Sloan are bringing all the emotions. During the season 16 mid-season finale ofGrey’s Anatomyon Thursday, the cast of the beloved ABC series brought the drama with a few surprises. To start things off, Dr. Cristina Yang madeanother semi-appearance(well, through text messaging!). To congratulate Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on her return to work, Cristina sent her a mysterious “special package,” which Meredith spent the whole episode trying to find....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Terry Gonzalez

A TikTok Influencer Poked Fun at Country Music — So George Birge Wrote a Song That May Make Them Stars

George Birge never considered himself the TikTok type. He’s not much of a dancer and would never claim to be on top of any viral trends. He’s just a guy from Texas who likes to write songs and love on his wife and kids.On the other side of the spectrum is Erynn Chambers, an influencer and music educator from North Carolina, best known as@rynnstarto her massive fandom who can’t get enough of her way of expressing intriguing thoughts into simple melodies....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1736 words · Stephanie Coleman

A Timeline of CNN Host Don Lemon's Controversies

Don Lemon.Photo: CNN Lemon, one of broadcasting’s first openly gay Black anchors, announced his departure in a tweet on April 24, expressing frustration that he allegedly learned of his termination through his agent, and not the network itself. A network source previously told PEOPLE that Lemon, 56, was frustrated after being bumped from primetime, when he left his eight-year stint atDon Lemon Tonightto join CNN’s morning show as a co-anchor alongsideKaitlan CollinsandPoppy Harlow....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1080 words · Tiffany Wheeler

Aaron and Jordan Rodgers Have 'Started Talking' Again After Years-Long Rift: Source

Jordan and Aaron Rodgers.Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images AaronandJordan Rodgersare taking the first steps in beginning to heal theiryears-long familial rift. The famous brothers have “started talking a little bit,” a source close to the NFL star tells PEOPLE, though “there’s still a division” between them. “They’re just very different people with different outlooks,” the insider says. “But they’re family and they know that.”...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Brittany Harrington

Aaron Carter Tests Positive for Opiates, Benzodiazepines and Admits to Having Huffing Addiction

Aaron Carteris opening up about his history of addiction and drug use. In Friday’s episode ofThe Doctors— the second in his two-part interview — Carter, 31, found out the results of his drug test, after having previously revealed the long list of prescription medications he’s on for his mental health. Although Carter was initially at a loss for how he could have tested positive for opiates, maintaining that he hadn’t used the drug since 2017, he remembered that he had been prescribed hydrocodone when he recently “got his teeth done....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Raymond Diaz

Aaron Rodgers 'Didn't Expect' Negative Response to Vaccination Statements, Is 'Very Unhappy': Source

Aaron Rodgersisn’t happy with the way his decision not to get vaccinated againstCOVID-19has been received. The Green Bay Packers star is “upset” at the response to his recent admission that he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 after previously saying that he had been “immunized” against the virus, a source close to the NFL star tells PEOPLE. The source says that Rodgers “feels like he just shared his point of view, and now he’s being crucified for it....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Donald Adams

Aaron Rodgers' Brother Luke Is Married — and Brother Jordan Serves as Best Man

Luke Rodgers is a married man!Luke and fiancée Aimee Wathen, 32, were married on Sunday in a Nashville, Tennessee, ceremony. Luke — whose younger brothers are Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers andTheBachelorettealum Jordan Rodgers — and Wathen were married at theRiverwood Mansion.The couple got engaged in July 2018, according to Wathen’s blog.While Jordan, 30 — with whom Lukeformerly co-hosted podcast Sports Related— and his fiancée JoJo Fletcher were in attendance for the nuptials, it was unclear if Aaron, 35, was at the wedding....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Michael Jacobs

Aaron Sorkin Says Lucille Ball's Daughter Gave Him Permission to Show Mom's Tough Side in New Movie

Photo: Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Being the Ricardosshows fans a side of Lucille Ball that’s a far cry from the character she portrayed in her iconic sitcomI Love Lucy. For the upcomingAmazon film, writer/director Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) said he received permission from Ball’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, to “take the gloves off” in the process of portraying her mother. “We all had lunch together, and she said to me, ‘I know my mother wasn’t an easy woman,'” Sorkin toldThe Hollywood Reporter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Adriana Cunningham

Abby Lee Miller Celebrates 52nd Birthday with JoJo Siwa as She Continues Her Cancer Battle

The reality star rang in her 52nd birthday on Monday with a luncheon at Buca di Beppo in Los Angeles, just weeksafter leaving her rehabilitation facility. Along with a handful of close friends and family, a group of Miller’sDance Momsstudents (including JoJo Siwa and her mother, Jessalyn Siwa) attended the party. Of course, Miller documented the party on social media, posting several photos with her friends on Instagram. In one photo, she joked about her tan while posing with Siwa and singer Mackenzie Sol....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Elizabeth Little

Abby Lee Miller Dances Again While Re-Learning to Walk as She Continues to Battle Cancer

Proving that she’d much rather focus on her dancing than walking, Miller showed off her best classical ballet-styled arm movements as she stood up from her wheelchair in avideo on InstagramWednesday afternoon. Insiders previously told PEOPLE that while the star was “getting a little stronger every day,” there was initially concern shemay never walk againdue to her health issues. Despite that, Miller has remained focused on her journey to recovery and oftenshares photos to social mediaof her rehabilitation plans and exercises, showing off the progress that she has made following her initial cancer diagnosis last year....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · John Jones

Aces' Coach Becky Hammon Denies Discriminating Against Pregnant Player: 'Not How I Saw Things'

Las Vegas Aces coachBecky Hammonhas broken her silence regarding the league’s recent decision to suspend her for two games without pay. “I handled Dearica with care from day one when she told me,” Hammon told the media on Wednesday. “She knows that, and like I said, once I made the phone call that the decision has been made to move her, that’s when everything kind of fell apart.” Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Spencer Stevens